Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-10

6 pass key and 60 quietly in. Nothing
more was seen II him that night.
The whole adventure vas queer and
peTpleXing, but il was difficult to estsb-
.isl from il any connection between Mr..
Smith and the Manhattan Bank robbery.
T2e men whom ne mad met in the river
side saloon were not OF the stamp that
psrt N caaE buTglsries-euterpris
vl.ca demand fer their successful accom-
p-ishmeut not only ingenuity and daring,
but considerable mechanical skill and
knowledge Is well. Bank burglars are
generally men of some education, and
take the dTst rank in the criminal profess
sion But these men belonged t. g much
lower order. Ii was perhaps conceivable
that Mr.. Smith himself was the meCnani-
"a. genius aad operator, aud that he he'd
merely used the others 10 assist or pro
tee MIN. But such 8 hypothesis, il con-
Celyagle. IVES in the highest degree i'm
probable Way should lie run the risk Of
dong s thing winch ne could get some
one else 10 Go es well or better IUT iIm:
For taat matter, however, Why should ne
nave mad anything t. with She Gd4iT at
aI2 EvervthIrg CCLtrddlCted the ny
pGInesis that ne was n any straits for
money, and there was 10 case on record
of wealthy man helping thieves TO per-
petTate bank burglary merely from 4
motive Of friendly good Vii 70 ,hem.
And yet, again, # he were not in league
with outlaws, how was The undOubted
fact Of mis- ASSOCIATION wi1h them to be
eAol2i1edz Could any innocent motive
nave impsiied him 10 keep : rendezvous
with such men in one Of the lowest Sums
in the city.
The watch upon him was kept up, but
for long while it resulted in nothing else
Of any significance. Mr. Smiths life
seemed absolutely uneventfuI. He was
seldom ou3 later than Ii O'Clock at nignt,
nor did ne TeapDear much before that
nOGT u the morning. Some efforts that
were made 10 fGthom the mystery by ap-
preaching the servants in the house met
with no success. TIE servants were
three II number, all women. The Diff
Guilty with them evidently was not that
they were indispOsed TO talk, but that
they had nothing 10 say. lhey knew
nothing about their master that could be
considered peculiar or stimulating.
Their wages were pulctuslly paid; they
were allowed their fgll complement Of
evenings Out and holidays, and no restrlc-
tons We're placed upon their entertaining
frlen&s below stairs. Very few people
ever called 20 see Mr.. Smith, and those
few were apparently business men, who
colvCrsed with MIN il the sitting room,
and remained but 8 Snort time. Mr..
Smith, Tor . bachelor, wss regular in his
habits. lie always breahfssled 81 home,
aud generally diEed there. lie drank
wine 81 his meals, out seldom more than
2 bottle. 1. was his custom 10 lunch
abroad however, snd TO 90 ont in the
evening. On the occasions when ne went
out CT town their wages ran On and they
were lett in charge Of the house. /. was
rare fvr him TO Je absent more than two
o. three weeks g. time, and Oftener he
was sway for 9 few days only. When he
was a. home indoors h. speut his time
partly IN smoking and reading the rews-
papers, and partly in writing. But
whether what he wrote was letters or
SOme-lILC else they could not tell.
In the midst Of these rather proftles5
proceedings, Mr. Smith all a. once bought
q tiCke: to Chicago by the limited express,
and started for that city the same after
noon.
The significance OF this circumstance
lay IN the fact tnst,& Day or TWO previous,
3 man Who was known to be PROBES
SiOnsl thief, and was suspected Of having
hand in the Manhattan lob, had ep-
pesreG in Chicago, and his presence
there had been telegraphed tC the Ru-
thoriticS in New York. That Ir. Smith
should happen to take fancy TO visit
that city a. tie same time looked like
something more tran coincidence, and
his movements were observed with no
small interest.
Mr.. Smith took 9 hack to the Palmer
house, where ne registered his real name,
took bath and changed his clothes.
Towards evening he issued forth and
promenaded down the principal streets,
WIN the shadows in full pursuit In the
neigh5Orhood Of the pOstofiCe he met the
professional gentleman already men
toned, and they walked along together
til they came to g certain large oyster
saloon in g corner basement. Here they
took their seats at table in an alCove,
and Mr. Smith ordered q brou and g
bottle OF champagne.
Oae Of the detectives ssucUered in a
minute later, glanced carelessly around,
and after some apparent hesits-
ton, took the table in the adjoining al
cave, which was separated from the other
by 8 board partition. The first corners
were Unconscious Ct his proximity. The
waiter brought the gentlemen their order,
and while discussing it they entered into
g confidential conversation, carried or for
the most part in 81 undertone: but occa-
s'onalIy such words as 'bank," "vsult,"
securities" and so forth were heard,
and caused the detective to sharpen his
ears 10 the utmost.
The first bottle of champagne was fin
ished and the waiter was dispatched for
another. Meanwhile the detective, under
cover of getting bottle Of sauce from
table on tie opposite side of the saloon,
was able 20 get into position where he